Turan Muradkhanova

Histroic preservationist, architecture theorist

Abdul Huseynov, last edited on 12.04.2023

Name:

Turan Muradxanova (AZ) /Turan Muradkhanova (EN)/ Туран Мурадханова (RU)

Life Dates:

1936 – 2004

Country:

USSR / Azerbaijan

Employers:

Azerbaijan Institute of Engineering and Construction

Field of expertise:

Architectural theory, architectural pedagogy, historic preservation

Education:

Azerbaijan Polytechnic Institute (diploma, early 1960s)

Warsaw Polytechnic Institute (Ph.D., 1966)

Short Biography and Work

Upon graduating in architecture from Azerbaijan Polytechnic Institute, Turan Muradkhanova started the doctoral program at Warsaw Polytechnic Institute in Poland. She mastered Polish and used it to write her dissertation, also publishing a book about Polish architecture and urbanism between 1945 and 1980 in 2003. Upon returning to Soviet Azerbaijan, she assumed a teaching career, subsequently becoming professor of architectural design and urbanism at the Azerbaijan Institute of Engineering and Construction. She also served as associate dean of the Architecture Department. She was a corresponding member of the Baku-based Eastern Countries International Academy of Architecture. Muradkhanova was known for her drawing talent and expertise on many fields, including historic preservation, urbanism, and architectural theory.

Fig. 1: Warsaw, Monument to the heroes of the Ghetto. Drawing by Turan Muradkhanova. Image from the private archive of Abdul Huseynov, courtesy of Abdul Huseynov.
Fig. 3: Auschwitz concentration camp and memorial, drawing by Turan Muradkhanova. Image from the private archive of Abdul Huseynov, courtesy of Abdul Huseynov.
Fig. 2: Treblinka Memorial, drawing by Turan Muradkhanova. Image from the private archive of Abdul Huseynov, courtesy of Abdul Huseynov.

Bibliography

T. G. Muradkhanova, S. M. Obeydat, Arkhitekturno-planirovochnoe razvitie kul’tovykh sooruzheniy v stranakh islama [Architectural–Planning Development of Sacral Buildings in Islamic Countries] (Baku, 2003).

Turan Muradkhanova, Urbanistika i arkhitektura Pol’shi, 1945-1980 (Osobennosti, problemy i perspektivy razvitiia) [Urbanism and Architecture in Poland, 1945-1980 (Peculiarities, Problems, and Perspectives for Development] (Baku, 2003).

Illustration credits

Fig. 1: Image from the private archive of Abdul Huseynov, courtesy of Abdul Huseynov.

Fig. 2: Image from the private archive of Abdul Huseynov, courtesy of Abdul Huseynov.

Fig. 3: Image from the private archive of Abdul Huseynov, courtesy of Abdul Huseynov.

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